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Haruka Kuroda

Acting
Known For

48 Years Old

Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017. She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodle's speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodle's backing vocals, she was also playing the second guitar. (It is a popular misconception that Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in Gorillaz' promotional interview CD, 'The Apex Tapes', as well as all live radio interviews and 'G-Bites' short films from Phase 1. She has also sung with JC Connington's rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions. (Jonny Vegas's Ideal series 1,2 3,4,5 & 6 Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain-Jitsu). Her film credit includes Foster, Swinging with the Finkels, I Like London In the Rain & One Minute Past Midnight which won the short film of the year in 2005 at Chicago Film Festival. Haruka had a constant role in kids' gaming show PXG in 2005, where she hosts alongside Kentaro Suyama as the voice of 'Game Girl'. She works extensively as a voice-over artist like in the GameCube's 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress. Haruka moved to England in 1992 and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000. She is also a master of the martial art Sanjuro, teaching regularly in London. Her versatile career has recently seen her working as an Intimacy Coordinator on Life After Life (BBC), Troubled Blood (BBC), Culprits (Disney+), a language coach to Oscar winning actress Alicia Vikander on the film Earthquake Bird (Netflix), Sidse Badette Knudsen on The Accident (Ch4), and dialect coach on Giri/Haji (BBC& Netflix).

Born

Kyoto, Japan on 1st January 1977

All Credits

The Wheel of Time Image
The Wheel of Time
Aunt #2
Killing Eve Image
Killing Eve
Keiko Pargrave
Ideal Image
Ideal
Yasuko
Such Brave Girls Image
Such Brave Girls
Prenatal Nurse
Jonathan Creek Image
Jonathan Creek
Presenter
Officially Amazing Image
Officially Amazing
Haruka Kuroda
Life Image
Life
Doctor
Foster Image
Foster
Translator
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House Image
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Bananaz Image
Bananaz
Self - Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE Image
Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong Image
Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Live in Buenos Aires (Quilmes Rock 2022, Tecnópolis) Image
Gorillaz | Live in Buenos Aires (Quilmes Rock 2022, Tecnópolis)
Noodle
Gorillaz at Zénith 2017 Image
Gorillaz at Zénith 2017
Noodle
Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down Image
Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades Image
Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades
Noodle
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Gorillaz | Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring Image
Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring
Noodle
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Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Live at Roundhouse in London Image
Gorillaz | Live at Roundhouse in London
Noodle
Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne Image
Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived! Image
Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived!
Noodle (voice)
Tamagoyaki Image
Tamagoyaki
Kumi
Game Of Death Image
Game Of Death
Noodle (voice)
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Gorillaz Talent Quest
Noodle (voice)
One Minute Past Midnight Image
One Minute Past Midnight
Girl
Gorillaz | Demon Dayz Festival Image
Gorillaz | Demon Dayz Festival
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022 Image
Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022
Noodle
Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert) Image
Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert)
Noodle
Jump the Gut Image
Jump the Gut
Noodle (voice)
On The Island Image
On The Island
Noodle (voice)